From A Boy To God – The Journey Of Tendulkar’s Career

On 15th November 1989, a 16-year-old boy made his Test debut for India, against Pakistan and the rest is history. He was the boy whom we now know as the God of Cricket, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. It was in 1984, that Sachin’s elder brother Ajit introduced him to Cricket, apparently to curb his mischievous attitude and bullying tendencies. From being a bully as a child to becoming the greatest player in the world, there’s been so much said and written about Sachin Tendulkar. Today, on his 42nd Birthday, the Royale pays tribute to this Living Legend by re-living 15 most memorable moments of the Master Blaster’s career.

6. TITAN CUP WIN AS CAPTAIN | NOVEMBER 1996

A 22-year-old Sachin took-over the reign of Captainship from the veteran Azharuddin and India went on to win the Titan Cup, a triangular tournament, which features the Mighty Aussies and the Powerful Proteas.

7. SHARJAH CUP | 1998

Goosebumps already!!! Nostalgia for the 90’s generation!!! This is indubitably one of the most memorable ODI innings by an Indian batsman. He single-handedly dismantled the Australian bowling attack. We all remember the fate of Michael Kasprowicz and Damien Fleming, don’t we ;). It was his 25th Birthday, and what a gift he gave himself and to the millions of Indian cricket fans.

8. WHEN TWO GODS MET | 27th August 1998

Sir Donald Bradman once said that it felt as if he was looking at a ‘mirror-image’ when he saw Tendulkar play. The 90th Birthday of the greatest batsman in the World was etched in Cricket history as these legends came together.

9. CENTURY AGAINST KENYA | 23rd May 1999

This century deserves a special mention as it was scored on the backdrop of the demise of his father. Tendulkar later expressed in his biography, “Though I managed to score a hundred in the match against Kenya, which remains one of my most cherished centuries, one I dedicated to my father my mind was not always on the game.”

10. SACHIN TENDULKAR VS SHOAIB AKHTAR | WORLD CUP 2003

The cracking sound of the ball hitting Sachin’s bat as he sent the ball sailing over the Point boundary for a SIX still reverberates in our ears. We could still replay it in our minds and never get bored about it.